DocketNumber: 14-2839
Citation Numbers: 590 F. App'x 645
Judges: Murphy, Bowman, Shepherd
Filed Date: 1/22/2015
Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 11/6/2024
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-2839 ___________________________ Robert Boudinot lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Polk County; State of Iowa lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines ____________ Submitted: January 20, 2015 Filed: January 22, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before MURPHY, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Robert Boudinot appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his pro se action seeking damages and a new trial in connection with his 1991 voluntary manslaughter 1 The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. conviction. The district court construed the action as one brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and found that relief was barred by the applicable statute of limitations and that the State of Iowa was immune from suit under the Eleventh Amendment. Following de novo review, see Moore v. Sims,200 F.3d 1170
, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam), we affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-